Commonwealth v. Williams

OPINION

Chief Justice CASTILLE.

In this capital case pending on collateral review, the Commonwealth appeals the order of the Court of Common Pleas of Lehigh County granting the discovery motion of appellee James T. Williams in connection with his petition filed under the Post Conviction Relief Act (“PCRA”). See 42 Pa.C.S. §§ 9541-9546.1 The discovery *774order directed the Commonwealth- to produce to appellee’s standby counsel “all notes” prepared by the trial prosecutor “concerning interviews, witness preparation sessions, [and] witness examination outlines” for four of appellee’s co-conspirators…